Re: PLEASE help!!!! 88 80q

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

Obin;

    If I recall correctly, you posted a few days ago about your clutch pedal
being on the floor. The symptoms you are describing are consistent with a
clutch that is not fully disengaging. This will give you the notchy shifting
and the gear grinding. It is also putting additional load on your synchros
and too much driving like this will wear them prematurely.
    Fix the clutch problem. I suggest you bleed and flush the clutch
hydraulics. If this does not restore clutch function, replace the clutch
master and slave cylinders.

HTH

Fred Munro
'91 200q  264k km
-----Original Message-----
From: Obin Olson <obinolson@hotmail.com>
To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Monday, December 21, 1998 3:31 PM
Subject: PLEASE help!!!! 88 80q


>List,
>I know someone on the list has the answers
>to my questions could you please help me?
>question number 1:
>strange shifting, driving at any speed. BUT NOT WHILE STOPPED
>When shifting from any gear the shift knob
>always "waits" before engaging. Clutch in, push
>to 3rd, hit a stop for about half a second
>hold pressure on the shift knob, and then
>engage...why?? seems to me it should be a s-m-o-o-th
>transition? The car has 133k on it and it has always
>done that<had it for about 1 year>.
>Question number 2:
>Grinding of 3rd gear.
>Stop at a red light, go, 1st gear till 5000rpm great
>except for question number 1, 2nd gear ride till 5000rpm
>fine. 3rd gear...clutch in 5000rpm off gas try for 3rd,
>ouch! grinds for half a second as it hit's 3rd...ONLY above
>4800rpm or so... what is that?
>some one told me it could be the syncro? could be the linkages?
>what do you all think?? any one BTDT?????
>Question number 3:
>Is it the master or slave.
>The clutch is now on the floor, how can I tell if I need a new
>slave or master cyl?? also it is MUCH worse if it's cold<almost
>can't get it to disengage the tranny>
>I know someone has had at least ONE of these problems, please let
>me learn from your experience....Thanks a mountain in advance!!!!
>
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